Photoroom: AI credits cut up to 73% + AI Backgrounds split into 4 tiers
What happened
Between the Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026 captures of Photoroom's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: AI credits allowance cut across all paid plans at unchanged headline price — Pro 8,000→4,250/mo (-47%), Max 25,000→12,000/mo (-52%), Ultra 75,000→20,000/mo (-73%); exports unchanged. AI Backgrounds unbundled from 2 sub-tiers into 4 — Basic→Studio (Basic), Advanced→Studio + Image Guidance, plus new Studio + Relight and Studio HD sub-tiers. In detail: AI credits allowance cut across all paid plans at unchanged headline price: Pro 8,000→4,250/mo (-47%), Max 25,000→12,000/mo (-52%), Ultra 75,000→20,000/mo (-73%). Export allowances unchanged; AI Backgrounds feature unbundled from 2 sub-tiers into 4: 'AI Backgrounds (Basic)' renamed 'AI Backgrounds Studio (Basic)', 'AI Backgrounds (Advanced)' renamed 'AI Backgrounds Studio + Image Guidance', plus two new sub-tiers added: 'AI Backgrounds Studio + Relight' and 'AI Backgrounds Studio HD'. Pulse files it as a packaging change (limit lowered, feature change). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Pro at $7.50, Max at $20.99 and Ultra at $82.50.
It lands 6 days after Photoroom's previous change, "Photoroom: AI Fashion Models 2K generation limit removed from Pro" (Aug 4, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Photoroom redesigns its plans: AI-credit allowances replace batch exports" (Jul 13, 2026). Photoroom has been tracked since 2026-06-26.
In the same window Synthesia, Read AI, Topaz Labs, Together AI and TestFit also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- −47%ProLimit8,0004,250/mo
- −52%MaxLimit25,00012,000/mo
- −73%UltraLimit75,00020,000/mo
- Feature change—Feature
AI Backgrounds feature unbundled from 2 sub-tiers into 4: 'AI Backgrounds (Basic)' renamed 'AI Backgrounds Studio (Basic)', 'AI Backgrounds (Advanced)' renamed 'AI Backgrounds Studio + Image Guidance', plus two new sub-tiers added: 'AI Backgrounds Studio + Relight' and 'AI Backgrounds Studio HD'.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | Limit | 8,000 | 4,250/mo | −47% |
| Max | Limit | 25,000 | 12,000/mo | −52% |
| Ultra | Limit | 75,000 | 20,000/mo | −73% |
| — | Feature | AI Backgrounds feature unbundled from 2 sub-tiers into 4: 'AI Backgrounds (Basic)' renamed 'AI Backgrounds Studio (Basic)', 'AI Backgrounds (Advanced)' renamed 'AI Backgrounds Studio + Image Guidance', plus two new sub-tiers added: 'AI Backgrounds Studio + Relight' and 'AI Backgrounds Studio HD'. | Feature change | |
Values as written on Photoroom's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Photoroom's pricing page (www.photoroom.com) from Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where Pro goes from 8,000 to 4,250/mo, Max from 25,000 to 12,000/mo and Ultra from 75,000 to 20,000/mo.
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Photoroom, the last 90 days
Full history- Nov 1, 2026ImprovementPhotoroom cuts Ultra video output from 4K to HD as prices stay unchanged
- Oct 19, 2026PackagingPhotoroom moves Enterprise to usage-based annual balance pricing and rewrites plan taglines
- Aug 17, 2026PackagingPhotoroom triples AI credit pool across Pro, Max, Ultra plans—no price hike
- Aug 11, 2026Limit loweredPhotoroom: AI credits cut up to 73% + AI Backgrounds split into 4 tiers This change
- Aug 4, 2026PackagingPhotoroom: AI Fashion Models 2K generation limit removed from Pro
- Jul 13, 2026PackagingPhotoroom redesigns its plans: AI-credit allowances replace batch exports
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- SynthesiaNov 9Synthesia swaps Syren AI time cap for tiered video quotas, cuts Basic assets
- Read AINov 9Read AI: EU & CA hosting added to Enterprise+ plan
- Topaz LabsNov 9Topaz Labs ends web sale: Pro back to $599/yr, Video $299, Image $199
- Together AINov 9Together AI hikes Qwen3.7-Max to $2.50/$7.50, cuts six models, adds Kimi K3.1 Pro
- TestFitNov 9TestFit adds $75/month Urban Planner plan with unlimited users
Questions about this change
Did Photoroom raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: limit lowered, feature change.
What changed on Photoroom's pricing page between Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026?
Pro limit: 8,000 → 4,250/mo (−47%); Max limit: 25,000 → 12,000/mo (−52%); Ultra limit: 75,000 → 20,000/mo (−73%); AI Backgrounds feature unbundled from 2 sub-tiers into 4: 'AI Backgrounds (Basic)' renamed 'AI Backgrounds Studio (Basic)', 'AI Backgrounds (Advanced)' renamed 'AI Backgrounds Studio + Image Guidance', plus two new sub-tiers added: 'AI Backgrounds Studio + Relight' and 'AI Backgrounds Studio HD'. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Photoroom change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Photoroom in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Photoroom: AI Fashion Models 2K generation limit removed from Pro" on Aug 4, 2026; Photoroom has been tracked since 2026-06-26.